Eremias. 291 



gradually larger, rhombic, subimbricate, aud rather strongly keeled on 

 the body, graduating into the caudals ; larger and smooth on the sides 

 and graduating into the ventrals ; 53 to 72 scales across the middle of 

 the body. Ventral plates in 12, rarely It-, often rather irregular longi- 

 tudinal and 32 to 38 more or less angular transverse series, the plates 

 mostly as long as broad or a little broader than long. Preaual region 

 covered with small irregular plates. 



Scales on upper surface of fore limb moderately large, obtusely 

 keeled. Scales on upper surface of tibia rhombic, feebly imbricate, 

 keeled, as large as or a little larger than the posterior dorsals ; one 

 series of very large and one of small plates on the lower surface. 

 12 to 17 femoral pores on each side. Subdigital lamellae bi- or tri- 

 cariuate, spinulose, 24 to 28 under the fourth toe. 



Upper caudal scales oblique, truncate behind, strongly aud diagonally 

 keeled ; basal subcaudals smooth or obtusely keeled ; 24 to 32 scales 

 in the fourth or fifth whorl. 



G-reyish or reddish orange above, with two whitish streaks on each 

 side, Avith whitish black-edged ocellar spots between them, or with two 

 pairs of dark l>rown streaks, the inner from the superciliary edge, the 

 outer from behind the eye, sometimes broken u[t into series of elongate 

 spots ; these streaks bordered on the inner or the outer side, or on 

 both, by whitish ocellar spots ; ocellar spots sometimes also present on 

 the back, between the bands, and on the limbs. Lower parts white. 



^Measurements (in millimetres) : 



From end of snout to vent . 



,, ,, ,, fore limb . 



Length of head .... 

 Width of head .... 

 Depth of head .... 

 Fore limb ..... 

 Hind linab ..... 



Foot 



Tail 



Sir Andi'ew Smith has omitted to state from what part of South 

 Africa his specimens were obtained. Hewitt regarded E. Jineo-ocellata 

 and E. pidcJiella as geographical varieties, the latter belonging to 

 " German South- West Africa and Western Cape Province, whereasZuteo- 

 ocellata is the Transvaal, Free State, aud Kalahari form." The series 

 in the British Museum ami in the South African ^luseum are, how- 

 ever, not in accordance with this view. 



In addition to Smith's specimens I have examined others from 



